CVE-2026-45848

medium Red Hat
EPSS Score
0.0%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 93% most likely to be exploited
Published: May 27, 2026 (44 days ago)
Last Modified: May 27, 2026
Vendor: Red Hat
Source: REDHAT

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's AppArmor security module. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to trigger a NULL pointer dereference during socket setup or teardown operations. This can lead to a kernel 'oops', resulting in a system crash and a Denial of Service (DoS).

CWE

CWE-476

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

References

🔗 bugzilla.redhat.com 🔗 www.cve.org 🔗 nvd.nist.gov 🔗 lore.kernel.org